Barrel-swing



Pate nted April 13,1880.

Barrel-Swing.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

PETER W. NELSON, OF MOLINE, ILLINOIS.

BARREL-SWING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 226,538, dated April13, 1880.

Application filed J annary 27, 1880.

To all whom "it may concern Be it known that I, PETER W. NELsoN, ofMoline, Rock Island county, State of Illinois, have invented a new andImproved Barrel- Swing, of which the following is a specification.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device attached to a counter andholding a barrel in position. Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation ofthe same, and Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the device.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts.

The object of this invention is to provide a device of especialconvenience to shop-keepers, whereby barrels of groceries or otherarticles'may be supported and readily swung in and out under theshop-counter.

The invention consists of a vertical bar havin g at each end alaterally-extending hook or clasp, the upper hook or clasp beingvertically adjustable, said bar being pivoted above in the under side ofthe counter, near its edge, and below in the floor, so that it can beturned outward to receive a barrel between its hooks or clasps and beswung around to carry the barrel under the counter.

In the drawings, A represents the barrelswing, which consists, as shown,of a wooden bar, a, whose lower end is secured in the socketed endplate, B, which end plate, B, is provided with a-laterally-projectinghook or clasp, b, and a pivot-point, c, that serves as the lower pivotto pivot the said barrel-swing A in the base-plate O, which is securedto the floor D.

The upper end of the swing A is fashioned to a point, j, that serves asthe upper pivot and enters the under side ofthe counter E, as shown.Near the upper end of this barrel-swing A, and passing laterally throughit, is a vertical slot, g, through which passes a thumb-screw, h, that,in combination with the nut 23, serves to hold the upper hook or clasp,70, so that said hook or clasp can be vertically adjusted to accommodateitself to the height of barrel to be held by the said swing A.

F represents a barrel held by the barrel swing A so that it may be swungin and out under the counter E.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- The combination of the bar a, having point f and slotg, the socketed end plate, B, having hook I) and pivot c, the base-plateO, the hook it, screw h, and nut t, as and for the purpose specified.

PETER WINDQUEST NELSON.

Witnesses GUSTAF SWENssoN, H. P. OAKLEY.

